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Driving and Community Mobility for Older Adults (2007)

Critically Appraised Topics (CATs) and Critically Appraised Papers (CAPs)

CAT #1: What is the evidence for the effect of interventions to address cognitive and visual function, motor function, driving skills intervention, self-regulation/self-awareness, and the role of passengers and family involvement in the driving ability, performance, and safety of the older adult? Intervention approaches include adaptation, remediation, prevention, and maintenance.
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Ashman, R. D., Bishu, R. R., Foster, B. G., & McCoy, P. T. (1994). Countermeasures to improve the driving performance of older drivers. Educational Gerontology, 20, 567–577.

Ball, K. K., Beard, B. L., Roenker, D. L., Miller, R. L., & Griggs, D. S. (1988). Age and visual search: Expanding the useful field of view. Journal of the Optical Society of America, 5, 2210–2219.

Jacobs, K., Jennings, L., Forman, M., Benjamin, J., DiPanfilo, K., & LaPlante, M. (1997). The use of participation-oriented education in the rehabilitation of driving skills in older adults. Work, 8, 281–291.

Janke, M. K. (1994). Mature driver improvement program in California. Transportation Research Record, 1438, 77–83.

Ker, K., Roberts, I., Renton, F., & Bunn, F. (2003). Post-license driver education for the prevention of road traffic crashes. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. CD0003734.

Mazer, B. L., Sofer, S., Korner-Bitensky, N., Gelinas, I., Hanley, J., & Wood-Dauphinee, S. (2003). Effectiveness of a visual attention retraining program on the driving performance of clients with stroke. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 84, 541–550.

Ostrow, A. C., Shafron, P., & McPherson, K. (1992). The effects of a joint range-of-motion physical fitness training program on the automatic driving skills of older adults. Journal of Safety Research, 23, 207–219.

Owsley, C., McGwin, G., Jr., Sloane, M., Wells, J., Stalvey, V. T., & Gauthreaux, S. (2002). Impact of cataract surgery on motor vehicle crash involvement by older adults. Journal of the American Medical Association, 7, 841–849.

Roenker, L. L., Cissell, G. M., Ball, K. K., Wadley, V. G., & Edwards, J. D. (2003). Speed-of-processing and driving simulator training result in improved driving performance. Human Factors, 45, 218–233.

Stalvey, B. T., & Owsley, C. (2003). The development and efficacy of a theory-based educational curriculum to promote self-regulation among high-risk older drivers. Health Promotion Practice, 4(2), 109–119. [also reported in Owsley, C., Stalvey, B. T., & Phillips, J. M. (2003). The efficacy of an educational intervention in promoting self-regulation among high-risk older drivers. Accident Analysis and Prevention, 35, 393–400.]

Vollrath, M., Melinger, T., & Kruger, H. (2002). How the presence of passengers influences the risk of a collision with another vehicle. Accident Analysis & Prevention, 34, 649–654.

CAT #2: What is the evidence for the effect of policy and community mobility programs (e.g., alternative transportation, walkable communities, education, and pedestrian programs) on the participation of the older adult?
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Freund, K. (2002). Pilot testing innovative payment operations for independent transportation for the elderly (Final Report for Transit-IDEA Project 18). Washington, DC: Transportation Research Board.

Grabowski, D. C., Campbell, C. M., & Morrisey, M. A. (2004). Elderly licensure laws and motor vehicle fatalities. Journal of the American Medical Association, 291, 2840–2846.

Hakamies-Blomqvist, L., Johansson, K., & Lundburg, C. (1996). Medical screening of older drivers as a traffic safety measure: A comparative Finnish–Swedish evaluation study. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 44, 650–653.

Marshall, S. C., Spasoff, R., Nair, R., & Walraven, C. (2002). Restricted driver licensing for medical impairments: Does it work? Canadian Medical Association Journal, 167, 747–751.

Shipp, M. D. (1998). Potential human and economic cost-savings attributable to vision testing policies for driver license renewal, 1989–1991. Optometry and Vision Science, 75, 103–118.

Staplin, L., Gish, K. W., & Wagner, E. K. (2003). MaryPODS revisited: Updated crash analysis and implications for screening program implementation. Journal of Safety Research, 34, 389–397.

CAT #3: What is the evidence for the effect of automobile-related modifications on the driving ability, performance, and safety of the older adult? Modifications include changes by the industry that enhance or hinder the driving ability, performance, and safety of the older adult.
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Allen, R. W., Stein, A. C., Rosenthal, T. J., Ziedman, D., Torres, J. F., Halati, A. (1991). A human factors study of driver reaction to in-vehicle navigation systems. SAE Technical Paper Series, Paper No. 911680, pp. 83–102.

Burns, N. R., Nettelbeck, T., White, M., Wilson, J. (1999). Effects of car window tinting on visual performance: A comparison of elderly and young drivers. Ergonomics, 42(3), 428–43.

Caird, J. K., Horrey, W. J., & Edwards, C. J. (2001). Effects of conformal and nonconformal vision enhancement systems on older-driver performance (Report No. 01–0479). Transportation Research Record, 1759, 38–45.

De Waard, D., van der Hulst, M., Brookhuis, K. A. (1999). Elderly and young drivers’ reaction to an in-car enforcement and tutoring system. Applied Ergonomics, 30, 147–157.

Dingus, T. A., Hulse, M. C., Mollenhauer, M. A., Fleischman, R.N., Mcgehee, D. V., & Manakkal, N. (1997). Effects of age, system experience, and navigation technique on driving with an advanced traveler information system. Human Factors, 39(2), 177–199.

Freedman, M., Zador, P., & Staplin, L. (1993). Effects of reduced transmittance film on automobile rear window visibility. Human Factors, 35(3), 535–50.

Gish, K. W., Staplin, L., & Perel, M. (1999). Human factors issues related to use of vision enhancement systems. Research on Intelligent Transportation Systems, Human Factors, and Advanced Traveler Information System Design and Effects. (Transportation Research Record 1694, Paper No. 99-0737, pp. 1–9). Washington, DC: Transportation Research Board

Imbeau, D., Wierwille, W. W., Wolf, L. D., & Chun, G. A. (1989). Effects of instrument panel luminance and chromaticity on reading performance and preference in simulated driving. Human Factors, 31(2), 147–160.

LaMotte, J., Ridder, W., III, Yeung, K., & De Land, P. (2000). Effect of aftermarket automobile window tinting films on driver vision. Human Factors, 42(2), 327–336.

Laux, L. F. (1991). Locating vehicle controls and displays: Effects of expectancy and age. Washington, DC: AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety.

Liu, Y. C. (2001). Comparative study of the effects of auditory, visual and multimodality displays on drivers’ performance in advanced traveler information systems. Ergonomics, 44(4), 425–442.

Mollenhauer, M. A., Dingus, T. A., & Hulse, M. C. (1995). The potential for advanced vehicle systems to increase the mobility of elderly drivers. Iowa City: University of Iowa, Public Policy Center.

Pohlmann, S., & Traenkle, U. (1994). Orientation in road traffic. Age-related differences using an in-vehicle navigation system and a conventional map. Accident Analysis and Prevention, 26(6), 689—702.

Sayer, J. R., Mefford, M. L., Flannagan, M. J., & Sivak, M. (1999). The effects of hydrophobic treatment of the driver-side window and rearview mirror on distance judgment (Report No. UMTRI-99-22).

Wolffsohn, J. S., McBrien, N. A., Edgar, K., & Stout, T. (1997). The influence of cognition and age on accommodation, detection rate and response times when using a car head-up display (HUD). Opthalmic and Physiologic Optics, 18(3), 243–253.

CAT #4: What is the evidence for the effect of modifications of the infrastructure of the physical environment (e.g., roadways, signage, and lighting) on the driving ability, performance, and safety of the older adult?
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Carlson, P. J. (2001). Evaluation of Clearview alphabet with microprismatic retroreflective sheetings (FHWA Report # FHWA/TX-02/4049-1). Springfield, VA: National Technical Information Service.

Chrysler, S. T., Carlson, P. J., & Hawkins, H. G. (2002). Nighttime legibility of ground-mounted traffic signs as a function of font, color, and retroreflective sheeting type (FHWA report #FHWA/TX-03/1796-2). Springfield, VA: National Technical Information Service.

Guerrier, J. H., & Fu, S-H. (2002). Elder roadway user program test sections and effectiveness study (Final Report Task 4, Project 669535, contract # BB-901). Miami, FL: University of Miami.

Ho, G., Scialfa, C. T., Caird, J. K., & Graw, T. (2001). Visual search for traffic signs: The effects of clutter, luminance, and aging. Human Factors, 43, 194–207.

Kline, D. W., Buck, K., Sell, Y., Bolan, T. L., & Dewar, R. E. (1999). Older observers’ tolerance of optical blur: Age differences in the identification of defocused text signs. Human Factors, 41, 356–364.

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